Asus X99-A

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '16 at 04:15
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 269 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 853 86% 697 Pts	64-Core 1047 65% 1047 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 350.12 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.6% Above average	Lighting 63 Reflection 66.5 Parallax 59 51% 62.8 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 59.1 Splatting 52.8 49% 61.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 372GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1291 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 436 (B1) Unknown 99 99 3 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 99 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 54 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 30 (F1) Unknown 99 99 4541873038	112% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 383 Mixed 420 98% 440 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 46.2 177% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 119 140% 245 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
Kingston SSDNow V+200 240GB-$193 568 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 151GB free Firmware: 501ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 3239143 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 -37211596651264 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 437 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 58 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 22 81 73019752470 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 3239143 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 3239143 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 3239143 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 189 (EA) Unknown 0 0 177 (F1) Unknown 0 0 177 (F2) Unknown 0 0 196	69.7% Good	Read 213 Write 255 Mixed 233 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 17.3 125% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 59.7 89% 164 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 91%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 171 169 8416 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 785 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1083 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 438 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 55 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 7133 (C2) HDA temperature 127 110 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	77.2% Very good	Read 134 Write 135 Mixed 123 98% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 2.01 4K Mixed 0.28 104% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 87%
Kingston DT 101 G2 8GB 2,409 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	7.66% Terrible	Read 23.4 Write 7.58 Mixed 7.97 14% 13 MB/s	4K Read 5.55 4K Write 0.43 4K Mixed 0.03 36% 2 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.66% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FA 4x8GB 871 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM 2666 MHz clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	MC Read 47.4 MC Write 51 MC Mixed 47.4 139% 48.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 24.5 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 122%

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Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

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Motherboard: Asus X99-A - $240

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	1,237x
Core i7-5930KIntel $150Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	327x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	144x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	172x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	128x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	63x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	47x

RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GBCrucial $84Bench 97%, 1,914 samples	34x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples	32x
16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A1 2x8GBMicronBench 68%, 1,302 samples	27x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $744

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16